d him off his feet, and he and those who were near him were swept
away. My men and I hauled in the rope, but, unable to guide himself, he
was dashed with violence against the rocks, and when we drew him on
shore, he was almost insensible.

"Oh, my poor, poor brother!" exclaimed the young lady, who knelt down by
his side. "Can nothing be done for him?"

"He will, I trust, recover," I said, "though I fear he is greatly
injured. But we must make another attempt to help the poor people on
the rock."

"Oh, do so, brave men!" she said, looking up with an imploring glance,
her thoughts being evidently divided between her brother and those he
had attempted to rescue.

Dick was preparing again to make the attempt. This time he fastened two
oars under his arms, with a boat-hook lashed across them, and, supported
by this simple sort of catamaran, he at length, by great exertions,
reached the rocks, and secured the rope to the bow of the boat, round
which the survivors were clinging. Among them were two females.
Securing one of them to himself by means of a spare piece of rope, and
pushing back some of the men, who were attempting to reach the shore by
the rope, he began to make his way along it, resting on the oars. Every
instant I dreaded to see him and his burden carried away, but he landed
in safety, and we placed the almost senseless lady by the side of her
friends.

We had fortunately brought a second coil of lighter rope. As I saw that
Dick was exhausted I determined to go myself, and, making the rope fast
round my waist, I hauled myself across, as Dick had done, though, from
the difficulty I had to hold on, I judged of the danger he had gone
through.

As the tide was still rising, I knew that the boat and all clinging to
her must shortly be washed off the rock.

The youngest female was still safe. I secured her to my back, following
Dick's example, and began hauling myself across, though every moment I
expected to be washed away. As soon as she landed, she threw herself
into the arms of the young lady whom we had first seen, and, from their
likeness, I judged that they were sisters. I was about to return, when
I saw one of the men making his way across by the rope, and that others
were preparing to follow, not waiting for the assistance which the oars
might afford them.

"Oh, my father, my father, is he not coming!" exclaimed the young lady I
had brought on shore.

I had observed among the people on th